An Elephant for Aristotle L. Sprague de Camp Author
by L. Sprague de Camp
2021-04-11 17:36:23
An Elephant for Aristotle L. Sprague de Camp Author
by L. Sprague de Camp
2021-04-11 17:36:23
What finer way for Alexander the Great to honor his old tutor Aristotle than to send him an actual Indian elephant? *** After capturing a magnificent specimen from an Indian ruler, Alexander tasks Leon of Atrax, a cavalry commander, to deliver the ...
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What finer way for Alexander the Great to honor his old tutor Aristotle than to send him an actual Indian elephant? *** After capturing a magnificent specimen from an Indian ruler, Alexander tasks Leon of Atrax, a cavalry commander, to deliver the animal to Aristotle in Athens. *** Leon leads a motley crew of companions (and the elephant) from India to Greece, encountering all sorts of dangers and adventures while attempting the long and arduous journey. *** An amazing narrative vehicle for the display of ... a fairly complete composite of the life and times of which the author writes.-The Chicago Daily Tribune *** By hybridizing a Middle-Eastern travelogue with an Alexandrine comedy of manners, the author has produced a specimen only slightly less rare then elephants in Westchester-to wit, a historical novel with a sense of humor.-The New York Times
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